Nut-lock.



. ,PATBNTED MA'R. 2o, 1906. P; 1.'. LBATHERMAN.. 4

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' FRANKLINYT. LEATHERMAN, or wHiTiNe, INDIANA, AssiGNoR o1?- ONE` HALF To CHAR/,LES E. GREENWALD, or wm'rnve,- INDIANA.

NUT-Loox. l`

No. 815,541.l

Patented March 20, 1,906.

clear, and exact descri tion of t e invention,

such as will enable ot ers skilled in the art' .to which it appertains to make and use the My invention' relatesto securing devices, and more particularly to a nut-lock desi ned l for reliably locking the nut vupon its bo t so that it cannot casually come off of the same; and my invention consists of certain novel features of combination and construction of par-ts, the preferred form whereof will be heremafter clearly set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

'Theprime object of my invention, among others, is to provide a mit which when turned home upon the bolt will impinge upon the bolt in a reliably efficient manner and which .will absolutely remove the possibility of casual dis lacement thereof as incident -to4 the jar an rattle of machinery. v Other ob'ects and advantages will be herei inafter ma e clearly apparent, reference being whichhad -to the accompanying drawings, which are considered a part of this applicationfandin Figure 1 shows a perspective view of my invention complete ready for'use.- Fig'. v2 is asimilar view showing-the securing devices or vwings upon the nut asbent into place to impinge upon the bolt. view of Fig; 1 as taken on line 3,3 thereof;

' Fig. 4 shows a sectional view of my nutupon the end of the bolt. Fig. 5 shows a perspective view of a slightly-modified construction from that presented in the other views.

For convenience of descriptionthe various details of my invention and accessoriesde-l signed to 'cooperate therewith will be designated by numerals, the same numer'al applying to a' similar'part throughout 'the several views, and, referring to the numeralson the'v drawings, 1 designates-the .body ortion or nut pro er, and upon opposite si es thereof I form t e cleft or sloti2, and atright angles.

to said slots or 'clefts'I form the vertica ly'-v disposedl slotted opening 3- thereby leaving upon the outer lportion of t casually slip off of the'bolt.

Fig. 3 is a sectional e nut four winglike members, (designated by the numeral" 4,) saldwin'gs being connected tothe main :body portion or nut proper by' thevvneckelike memer 5. The nut is provided with'a threaded ap erture, as is common, for the purpose yof receivin the threaded terminal 6 of the bolt y7, when, y bending the free ends of the members 4 inward against the facepf the`nut,"as

shown in Fig. 2, the threaded faces of said ing process become more or less disalined and 4 -out of pro er relationship to the threads upon the bo t, and as the tensile properties of the wing members will hold them in an adjusted position it f ollows that the nut cannot y In Figs'. .4 and 5 I `have shown substantially the same construction as that presented in. Figs. 1 and 2, except thatthe. recesses 2 are increased in thickness' near their middle portions, whereby the corner-walls or ribs 11 will be formed, the face of said ribs beingto cause the outer ed esofthe lockin wings or members 4 to ride gown the-incline face 1'2 of the ribs '11, and thus cause thev extreme `free ends of said 'Wings to move sharpl inward against a contiguous' part of the bo t and at the same time disaline the inner threaded edge of each win 4.1'elativeto the threads upon the bolt, an when said wings have thus been directed inward it will be found'that the nut will be very reliably anchored upon the bolt and cannot casually come off of the same incident to' the. rattle and jar of machinery or when the nut is usedfor locking fish-plates, as upon railway-,track rails.

The construction of my nut-lock comparatively simple in character,- inasmuch as ut a few easily-formed slots or clefts are provided, said clefts extending into the threaded hole of the nut, leaving only a portion or neck 5 to `hold the win s in vposition rupon the` nut pro er.

There oregmy nutlockcan be very c eaply and expeditiously;

manufactured, and believing that .the advantages, construction, and manner of using myinvention have thusbeen made clearly apparent further description is deemed unnecessary;

Y Having' thus described my invention,

within the nut.

` 2. A nut-lock comprising a, body having Y ha o enendsaudbe' slots in opposite sidesA thereof extending 15 throughout the width of the bod said slots par el with one face o t e nut, and slots 1"n one face of the nut connecting with the first-mentioned slots at' the centers thereof, all of said slots openzo into the threaded passage within the nut. testimony whereof I have signed my .neme to this specification in the presence of .two subscrib' n 1 witnesses.

F (I T.LEATHERMAN. Witnesses: x

. Es E.:GRE'ENWALD, FRANK W. LEwIs.v 

